Do you have an outdated email address that you no longer use?
If you do, it’s highly recommended that you update your email address on Epic Games.
That way, announcements, updates, and security changes will be sent to your new email address instead of your old one.
You can do this by changing your old email address on Epic games to your new one.
However, you can only do this if you have access to your old email address.
If you don’t have access to your old email address, you won’t be able to change your Epic Games email.
If that’s the case, you need to contact Epic Games support for assistance.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to change your email address on Epic Games.
How to change your email address on Epic Games
To change your email address on Epic Games, you need to sign in to your Epic Games account and go to your account settings.
In your account settings, you’ll be able to change your email address by clicking on the edit icon next to it.
When you’re changing your email address on Epic Games, there are a couple of things that you need to do.
Firstly, you need to verify your old email address.
Secondly, you need to verify your new email address.
This is to prove that you own both email addresses.
After you’ve verified your old and new email addresses, your email address on Epic Games will be changed.
Unfortunately, if you don’t have access to your old email address, you won’t be able to change it.
Here’s how to change your email address on Epic Games.
- Sign in to your Epic Games account
- Go to your account settings
- Edit your email address
- Enter your new email address
- Enter the security code that is sent to your old email address
- Click on “Verify your email” on your new email address
1. Sign in to your Epic Games account
To begin with, you need to sign in to your Epic Games account.
Firstly, go to the Epic Games website on a browser.
Once you’re on the Epic Games website, click on “Sign in” on the top navigation bar.
Alternatively, you can click on this link to sign in to your Epic Games account: https://www.epicgames.com/id/login.
Then, you’ll see a list of sign-in options.
If you’ve used your email to sign up, click on “Sign in with Epic Games”.
Otherwise, click on the social media platform that you used to sign up.
After you’ve clicked on “Sign in with Epic Games”, you’ll land on the sign-in page.
Enter your email address, password, and click on “Log in now” to log in.
2. Go to your account settings
After you’ve logged in to your Epic Games account, you need to go to your account settings.
On the top navigation bar, you’ll see your username.
Firstly, click on your username to open the navigation menu.
The navigation menu contains multiple options including “Account”, “Redeem Code”, “Coupons”, and more.
Click on “Account” to go to your account settings.
3. Edit your email address
After you’ve clicked on “Account”, you’ll land on your account settings.
On your account settings, you’ll see your account information, personal details, and address information.
You’ll be able to edit all of your information here including your email address.
Under the “Account info” header, you’ll see your email address.
Click on the edit icon next to your email address to change it.
4. Enter your new email address
After you’ve clicked on the edit icon, a pop-up will open.
Now, you’ll be able to enter the email address that you want to change to on Epic Games.
Enter your new email address in the “New email address” field.
Keep in mind that a security code is needed to make the change.
Hence, you need to have access to your old and new email addresses.
In addition, you won’t be able to change your email address again for 90 days.
Click on “Confirm” after you’ve entered your new email address.
5. Enter the security code that is sent to your old email address
After you’ve entered your new email address, a security code will be sent to your old email address.
Firstly, check your old email address for the security code and copy it.
Next, paste the security code in the “Security code” field.
If you didn’t receive it after 5 minutes, click on the “Resend security code” link to resend the security code.
After you’ve entered the security code, click on “Continue” to proceed to the next step.
6. Click on “Verify your email” on your new email address
Now that you’ve verified your old email address, you need to verify your new email address.
An email from Epic Games will be sent to your new email address.
Firstly, check your new email address for the email from Epic Games.
The subject line of the email is “Please Confirm Your Email Address”.
In the email, you’ll see a “Verify your email” button.
Click on “Verify your email” to verify your new email address on Epic Games.
After you’ve verified your new email address, you’ll land on the success page.
The success page contains a message that says, “Thank you for verifying your email”.
Click on “Continue” to go back to your account settings.
In your account settings, hover over the edit button next to your email address.
Now, you’ll see the next date that you’ll be able to change your email address on Epic Games.
You’ve successfully changed your email address on your Epic Games account!
Conclusion
Are you looking to change your email address on Epic Games but you don’t have access to your old email address?
If you don’t have access to your old email address, you won’t be able to follow this guide.
This is because you need to check your old email address for a security code.
If that’s the case, you need to contact Epic Games support for assistance in changing your email address.
You can contact Epic Games support by clicking on this link and logging in to your account: https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/contact-us.
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